They let me drive at work.
And I got to drive a Mercedes...
Just to the car wash. No expeditions on the Autobahn. Yet. Also, I got to drive three different cars, which was kind of fun.
A view of the Deutsche Rentenversicherung Saarland. I'm pretty sure this is similar to Social Security in the USA, except they have a huge surplus here that they don't borrow from to pay for two immoral and unnecessary wars. On a less political note, this is where I catch the bus in the morning to go to work!
A view from Egon-Reinert-Straße of the house where I live. It's the dark maroon one on the right, and I live on the top floor.
Further down Egon-Reinert-Straße
The "S-Bahn" - Saarbrücken's street tram line. It actually goes over to Sarreguemines, France (hopefully I'll have a chance to do that sometime this week, if not today)
The parking lot of Edeka, where I go grocery shopping. I felt like a creep taking a picture of a supermarket for some reason, so I snapped this one really quickly.
My little kitchen
Little living room
My little sleeping area, complete with that classically European duvet and pillow.I know this is a really quick update, but I want to go sit outside and read a little bit before I go out to explore the city and maybe head up to IKEA in Saarlouis...it's an adventure, right? Also, I just found out that there are 29-euro special tickets to Paris, so I'll have to check that out. There is also this carpooling website that past UM interns told me about called Mitfahrgelegenheit, so that's always an option, too.
Hi, Alex,
ReplyDeleteLove the pictures -- I'm pretty sure I would have been terrified even driving to the carwash, so I'm impressed that you did so without incident! The street on which you live looks so cute, as does your apartment (though it seems like you'll need to exercise caution so as to not to smack your head on the ceiling as you get out of bed in the morning :))
Anyways, thanks for the pictures! They're helpful in providing some context for the stories you tell in your posts.
Have a great start to your work week!
Best,
Kelly